Ticopa longbottomi, Raven, 2015

Ticopa longbottomi View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 129 e–g View FIGURE 129 , 132f, g View FIGURE 132 , 134a–g View FIGURE 134 . Map 89)

Material. Western Australia: holotype ♂, Grasspatch (Fitz. Loc. 41), 33°14'S, 121°43'E, 20 Mar 1986, A.F. Longbottom, WAM 98 About WAM /1629. Paratypes GoogleMaps : Western Australia: 1♀ (allotype), Laverton , [28°37’S, 122°24’E], Jul 1969, L.E. Koch, WAM 98 About WAM /1633; 1♂, same data as HT but 6 Feb 1988, WAM 98 About WAM /1630; ♂, same data but 15 Feb 1989, WAM 98 About WAM /1631; 1♂, same data as HT but 33°10'S, 121°46'E, 27 Feb 1997, WAM 98 About WAM /1632 GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Males differ from those of T. carnarvon sp. nov. in that the paracymbial spine is reniform in ventral view ( Fig. 134c, d View FIGURE 134 ); also T. longbottomi sp. nov. has strong dark spotting on the ventral femora ( Fig. 132f, g View FIGURE 132 ). Females differ from those of T. carnarvon sp. nov. in the absence of both strong fang setae and the smoothly rounded face above them ( Fig. 134e View FIGURE 134 ).

Etymology. The species epithet is in honour of dedicated collector and photographer, Mr Alan Longbottom.

Description holotype male WAM 98/1629

Carapace 3.58 long, 2.50 wide. Abdomen 3.30 long, 1.97 wide. Total, 7.0.

Colour: carapace dark orange brown fading slightly posteriorly, with brown markings: broad irregular lobulate marks submarginally; two long sinuous bands on caput; lateral and posterior of fovea, large irregular patches; chelicerae dark brown with small orange brown ovoid area dorsally; eyes 'masked'; abdomen with dorsal tongue-like scute for half length, medially an irregular ostioform brown band centrally with narrow pallid line centrally, laterally a wide pallid band laterally with broken diagonal bands; ventral quadrangle pallid; legs yellow brown with 20–30 small brown areas ventrally on femora and dorsally around spine bases; diffuse band on distal femora; patellae and tibiae I and II yellowish with brown flecking; III and IV with diffuse basal and subdistal bands; maxillae and sternum orange brown, labium red brown, coxae all yellow brown. Carapace: with light cover of large black feathery hairs on brown thoracic region; shallow pre-fovea saddle; fovea short, deep, on ridge, not plateau; striae indistinct, masked by pattern. Maxillae: basal groove with short transverse distal ridge. Sternum widely cordate, no intercoxal extensions. Spines: I: fe pv1p2d3r1; ti p2v2.2.2.2; me v2.2. II: fe pv1p2d3r1; ti p2v2.2.2.2; me p2v2.2. III: fe p3d3r3; pa d1 distal; ti p2d1r2v2.2.2; me p3r3v2.2.3. IV: fe p2d3r1; ti p2d1r2v2.2.3; me p3r3v2.2.3. Palp: fe p1d2; pa d1 apical; ti p1d1. Abdomen: brown feathery hairs on brown areas; dorsal scute narrow with irregular, for anterior half; tracheal scute narrow, deep oval with narrow curved distal ridge. Palp: tibia with slight proventral depression for length; cymbium retrobasally with rounded marginal keel above which a truncate scooped paracymbial spine on raised mound in`well'; sparse scopula dorsally for distal fifth; bulb short, subtegulum just evident retrolaterally; embolic portion with basal narrow spiralled transverse collar becoming rugose long and lobular with small apex set above it.

Female allotype WAM 98 About WAM /1633 (as ♂ except as follows)

Carapace 4.39 long, 3.21 wide. Abdomen 4.81 long, 3.56 wide. Totally, 9.3.

Colour: carapace submarginal marks almost absent, paramedial bands narrower; very few black spots ventrally on femur IV. Chelicerae: fang shield low, without enlarged setae, and face above it smoothly rounded. Sternum with intercoxal extension at I/II. Abdomen: small, keyhole-shaped dorsal scute; tracheal scute small, subquadrate with wide rounded ridge. Spines: also with long proventral spine on fe I. I: fe pv1p2 d3r1; ti p2v2.2.2.2; me p2v2.2. II: fe pv1p2d3r1; ti p2v2.2.2.2; me p2v2.2. III: fe p3d3r3; pa d1; ti p2d1r2v2.2.1 me p3r3v2.2.2. IV: fe p2d3r1; pa d1w; ti p2d1r2v2.2.2; me p3r3 v2.2.3. Palp: fe p1d2; pa p1d1.1; ti p2 basal, d1; ta p2 basal r1 basal. Epigyne: pair of long ovoid copulatory ridges; internally, large head of spermathecae narrows gradually to FD.

Distribution. Known only from Grasspatch and Laverton, south-west Western Australia.

Summary of Taxonomic Changes

Transfers

Corinnomma sauverubens Simon, 1896 , see Kolora gen. nov. Corinnidae

Medmassa australiensis L. Koch, 1873 , to Miturga , Miturgidae

Medmassa semiflava Simon, 1896 , see Battalus Corinnidae

Methesis bimaculata Simon, 1896 , see Leptopicia gen. nov. Corinnidae

Supunna insularis L. Koch, 1873 , see Nyssus Corinnidae

Supunna smaragdinea Simon, 1909 , see Poecilipta Corinnidae

In synonymy:

Medmassa bicolor Hogg, 1900 = Nyssus coloripes Walckenaer, 1805

Medmassa pallipes Hogg 1900 = Creugas gulosus Thorell, 1878

Medmassa pusilla Simon, 1896 = Creugas gulosus Thorell, 1878

Storena auripes Rainbow, 1916 = Nyssus coloripes Walckenaer, 1805

Supunna albomaculata ( Simon, 1896) = Nyssus albopunctatus ( Hogg, 1896)

Supunna funerea ( Simon, 1896) = Nyssus albopunctatus ( Hogg, 1896)

Supunna michaelseni Simon, 1909 = Nyssus coloripes Walckenaer, 1805

Supunna picta (L. Koch, 1873) = Nyssus coloripes Walckenaer, 1805

Supunna versicolor Simon, 1896 = Nyssus coloripes Walckenaer, 1805

Nomen dubium

Medmassa fusca Hogg, 1900 , see Nucastia gen. nov., Corinnidae .